Metallic tie.



C. BUSS.

METALLIC TIE.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. 28. ms.

1,175,337. Patented Mar. 14,1916.

Y Q 2 WM" ATT RNEYK E COLUMBIA PLKNQGRAPH C0., WASHINGTO rrnn snaresPATENT CHARLES BUSS, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNGR 0:5ONE-FOURTH TO GEORGE J. DUVE, OIlE-EIGI-ZTE T3 HARRY H. MYERS, ANDCHE-EIGHTH TO EARL 'W. IEYEES, ALL OF SEINIQKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA.

, ing means for insulating the track rail from the tie body, said meansfurther constituting a cushion for the track rail.

A further object of the invention is to provide a track tie including ametallic body and a metallic chair plate with means interposed betweenthe plate and body to set up.

a cushion for the plate and to further insulate the plate from the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic tie, in amanner as hereinatter set forth, having a filler of nonconductingmaterial for reinforcing the tie body and further including with the tiebody a chair plate connected therewith through the medium of the filler.

Further objects ot the invention are to provide a metallic tie which issimple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, eilicientand convenient in its use, readily set up and inexpensive.

v -Tith the ioregoing' and otherv objects in view the invention consistsof the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims h reuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmetallic tie in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view through one end of the tie. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofa modified form of tie body.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, 1 denotes a flat rectangularmetallic member constituting a tie body and provided near each end andat each side with a pair of depending flanges 2, 3, th former METALLICTIE.

Specification of Letters Patent. jPajg i'efi 1 -5 14 1916 Applicationfiled Gctober 28,

having its inner edge curving downwardly and outwardly as at 1 and thelatter having its inner edge curving downwardly and inwardly as at 5.The inner edges at, 5, of the flanges 2, 3, are spaced from each otherfor the purpose to be presently referred to.

The flanges 2, 3, at each end of the tie body iorm poc ret 6 andarranged in each of said pockets 6 is a filler member 7 constructed ofwood or other suitable non-conducting material. bers 6 is fixedlysecured in position by a pair of bolts 8, 9, which are provided withnuts 10. The bolts 8 extend through the .tlanges 2 and the filler member7 and the bolts 9 extend through the flanges 3 and the filler member 7.Each of the filler members l l l l t e 11 z laS a on itac -na en endingcontra y disposed slot 11 which registers with a slot 12, formed in thetie body 1.

Mounted upon each end of the tiebody is a chair plate 13 having eachside formed with a depending arm lei, only one of which is shown, andach of the arms 1 extends down between the edges 4:, 5, of a pair offlanges 2, 3, and the side edges oteach arm let ar spaced from saidedges 1, 5, or'in otherwords, out or contacttherewith. The edges of eachof the armslt are indicated at 15, 16 and each of said edges curvesdownwardly and inwardly. abut against the tiller members 7 and are.coupled thereto through the medium of transversely extending bolts 17,which extend through the arms 1% and filler members 7' and are providedwith nuts, these latter not being shown. Each of the chair plates 13 hasa pair of spaced longitudie nally extending slots 18, 19 alining withthe slot 12 in the tie body 1.

Interposed between the chair plates 13 and the tie body are cushioningmembers 20 formed of nonconaucting material and v the function thereofis to insulate the chair plates 13 from the tie body 1, as well asprovide a cushion for a track rail, not shown. 10O

Each of th cushioning members 20 is formed with a slot 21 registeringwith the slot 12 of the tie body and with the slots 18, 19., of thechair plate. As the filler members 7' are constructed of non-conductingmaterial the arms 1 are insulated from the tie body.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 8

Each of the filler mem- 65 The arms 14: 85

the tie body is indicated at 22 and is in the form of a channel iron,with the side flanges 23 thereof cut away at 2%. The forward edges ofthe cut away portion curve downwardly and forwardly as at 25 and therear edges curve downwardly and inwardly as at 26. Openings 2'? areprovided in the flanges of the tie body for the passage of bolts tosecure the filler member and chair plates in position. The cut awayportions 24: provide the sides of the tie body with a series ofdepending flanges, the outer flanges being shorter than the intermediateflanges. The openings or slots in the tie body, cushioning members, andchair plates provide means for the positioning of track rail fasteners.It will be noted. however, that any form of track rail fastener can beemployed and if desire the slots can be dispensed with. The tie body mayhave a filling of concrete *hich. can extend from end to end thereof.

hat I claim is 1. e metallic tie comprising a tie body having a seriesof depending spaced flanges at each side thereof, a chair plate mountedupon the tie body at each end thereof and having each side provided withadepending arm extending between the pair of spaced flanges, saidflanges being spaced therefrom, an insulating member interposed betweensaid chair plate and said tie body and means for connecting said arms tosaid tie body.

2. A metallic tie comprising a tie body having a series of dependingspaced flanges at each side thereof, a chair plate mounted upon the tiebody at each end thereof and having each side provided with a dependingarm extending between the pair of spaced flanges, said flanges beingspaced therefrom, an insulating member interposed between said chairplate and said tie body, filler members mounted against the lower faceof said tie body at each end thereof, means for connectingsaid fillermember to the tie body, and means for connecting said arms to saidfiller member.

3. A metallic tie comprising a tie body having a series of dependingspaced flanges said arms to said filler members, said filler 7 membersconstructed of non-conducting material.

4. A metallic tie comprising a tie body, having a series of dependingspaced flanges at each side thereof, a chair plate mounted upon the tiebody at each end thereof and having each side provided with a dependingarm extending between a pair of spaced flanges, said flanges beingspaced therefrom, an insulating member interposed between said chairplate and said tie body and means for connecting said arms to said tiebody, said tie body, chair plates, cushioning members and filler membersslotted for the passage of rail fasteners.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES BUSS. Witnesses DAVID SIMON, B. E. JENKINS.

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